Improvement in securing buttons to cards



j UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

EDI/VARI) S. BOYNTON, OF NEVT YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOE TO THE FRENCH SELF-FASTENING BUTTON COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SECURING BUTTONS TO CARDS.`

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,674, dated August 29, 1865.

To all whom it may concern: or coiled. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Be it known that I, EDWARD S. BoYN'roN, Fig. 3 is a side View of the same, having the ot' the city, county, and State of New York, buttons secured 'thereon thrbugh the card, have invented certain new and useful Improveshown in red outlines. Fig. 4 is a cut section ments in Securing Buttons to Cards; and I do of the button and coil as secured through the hereby declare thefollowingto bea full descripcard into the cavity thereof. tion of the same. Letter a represents a piece of thin wire, ot'

My invention relates to that class of buttons having no eyes, but are secured to the cloth four loops or coils, b, c, d, and c. These loops by means of stems or shanks passing through or coils are formed by bending the wire, ot' the cloth and engaging into a recess in the the diameter required, into the shape as repunder side of the button to hold the parts to resented in b, or the double coil, as shown in gether, and therefore diiicult to be secured to c, or single coil, as shown in d and e, it being paper cards for exhibition and convenience ot' ot' no material consequence which form is used,

packing, &c., usually practiced in putting butas the object is to use an endless loop or coil tous for the markets. As this class of buttons which can contract in diameter to enter the are ot' metal backs and' have no eyes it is imcavity ot' the button, but as soon as entered possible to stitch them to the cards, and as the expands therein to hold them together.

stems or shanks to which they are attached Letter f is a representation of a paper card are made with reference to the thickness ot' through which the loops or coils are inserted, the cloth or garmentto which they are attached, thus leaving the back ot' the'card with the apandas the cards are much thinner than the pearance ot' a thread for holding the button cloth, it is not possible to keep the buttons in to it.

place on the cards, besides making it inipos- Letter gis the button, which is formed with sible to get up handsome and tasty business a cavity in it for the insertion of a stern or cards of buttons. shank for locking the two parts ot' the button The nature of my invention consists in shapl together on the cloth.

ing or forming a thin wire ot' metal into loops Having now described mypinvention, I will or coils of such diameter as will enter the cavproceed to set forth what I claim and desire to ity ot' the button, and will hold it thereon as secure by Letters Patent of the United States: long as required in consequence ot' the loop or The use of a looped or coiled wire for the coil of wire expanding within the cavity of the purpose of securing buttons to trade, sales, or

button. show cards, substantially as hereinbefore set To describe my invention more particularly, forth.

I will reier to the accompanying drawings, EDWAPD S BOYNTON forming a part of this specification, the same l b letters oi' reference wherever they occur reter- Witnesses:

ring to like parts. D. B. DUDLEY,

Figure l is a plan view of the wire as looped CHARLES L. BARRITT.

brass, steel, or other metal,in which are formed 

